Feature: February 22–25, 1986 – History worth remembering, spirit worth perpetuating
Posted by Michille on February 1st, 2007
Tacloban City (February 1) — President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s signing of Proclamation No. 1224 declaring February 22 to 25 every year as “EDSA People Power Commemoration Week†in order to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of the historic 1986 event, comes at a time when the Philippines is again actually making history achieving rosy economic growth and breaking from the bondage of deteriorating and economic and political systems.
Proclamation 1224 was issued in support of Executive Order No. 82 dated Feb. 22, 1999, institutionalizing the legacy of the EDSA People Power Revolution by creating an EDSA People Power Commission to perpetuate and propagate the spirit of the historic event
The President signed the proclamation to encourage government agencies, civic and religious organizations and the Filipino people to join the yearly celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution as a continuing and permanent source of inspiration for future generations.
Indeed, the February 22 to 25, 1986 EDSA Revolution which restored democratic institutions and ushered meaningful political, social and economic reforms in the country, will forever serve as a national inspiration as the Filipino people chart their course as a nation and as a people.
Truly, the Filipino people gained the respect and admiration of the whole world with the feats of valor and demonstration of people’s solidarity in transforming society during the four-day bloodless uprising.
February 23 to 25, 1986 should forever remind the Filipino people of the importance of unity and national teamwork in achieving the economic and political goals of the country.
As the President called on all government agencies, civil society organizations, professional and religious organizations, the mass media and the citizenry to actively participate in all commemorative activities and programs of the EDSA People Power Commission, she also in a way, echoes the clarion call for all the sectors of Philippine society to continue to hold hands, forgetting selfish interests for the sake of the country and the best interest of the Filipino people. (PIA-8)
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